Water...

And lots of it. Nashville is currently in a state of emergency due to the massive flooding all over middle Tennessee. People are saying there hasn't been flooding like this and rain in this magnitude since May of 1984. That's the year I was born. Here in our area we have received about 16 inches of rain in the last 36 hours. Luckily, our apartment is on the second floor and we are up on a hill so we are currently doing well. (Knock on wood.) There are over 36,000 houses that are without power and there are houses, cars and light poles etc that are floating down the "rivers" that used to be regular streets. The images on the news are so unbelievable. There are hundreds of people that are being rescued and a good portion of the city is under water. We are talking it could be days before they can even get power back or open up the schools again. We are so very blessed. We can look across the parking lot and see what used to be a green field that is now a brown "pond." If you can, please pray for all of the people who are without homes and belongings and transportation. Matt is out taking pictures right now since the rain has stopped for the moment. I will post them when he gets back in. A lot of the interstates are closed in various places so we are pretty much stuck here at our apartment until we can navigate the roadways. There have been over 600 water rescues in the last 36 hours by emergency crews and that doesn't include the citizens who have been helping out their neighbors. Boats are floating down the roadways full of people. Mother nature definitely reminds us that we need to respect her.

Matt's birthday is tomorrow! He turns 24 and it looks like we will be celebrating at home. I got him an awesome shirt for his birthday. (Pictured above). I love it. He is adorable:) I'm so excited for him to be a daddy. I will add the pics of the flooding as soon as he gets back. We will update the situation this week as we know more about what's happening.

Oh, and please pray that Michaela decides to wait just a little longer until she comes. At least until we can get to the hospital... Thanks.